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Greece debt crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit
June 22nd, 2015
Greece faces a critical 24 hours as European leaders gather for an emergency summit in Brussels that could break the deadlock around the country’s debt crisis. On Sunday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set out new proposals to try to ...
Greece crisis: Emergency summit called for Monday
June 19th, 2015
An emergency summit of leaders from eurozone nations will be held on Monday, after the latest attempt to resolve the Greek debt crisis failed. A meeting of finance ministers on Thursday made no breakthrough. Head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen ...
Belgian watchdog takes Facebook to court over privacy concerns
June 16th, 2015
A privacy watchdog said Monday it is taking Facebook to court in Belgium for tracking Internet users, including those who are not members of the US social media network. Belgium’s privacy protection committee filed suit against Facebook in the ...
Interactive Data to Provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool
June 16th, 2015
Interactive Data has issued a press release to inform that: Will provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool to Better Support Best Execution Objectives Continuous Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Will Provide Liquidnet’s Platform Participants with Pre-Trade Transparency and ...
Greece crisis: PM Tsipras tells creditors to ‘get real’
June 15th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government will wait patiently for international creditors to become “realistic”, after talks on a debt deal in Brussels failed. Mr Tsipras rejected demands for pension cuts, citing his country’s dignity. Time ...
Switzerland Rules Out FTA With EU
June 12th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has concluded that a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) would be a step backwards and cause uncertainty. The Council was responding to the postulate of Council of States member Karin Keller-Sutter. The ...
Brussels talks halted as pressure on Greece mounts
June 12th, 2015
The International Monetary Fund has withdrawn its delegation from negotiations in Brussels aimed at breaking an impasse and unlocking crucial loans, citing significant differences with the Greek side following another round of talks between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German ...
26 African countries unite for free trade
June 11th, 2015
African leaders yesterday signed a potentially historic 26-country free-trade pact by creating a common market spanning half the continent from Cairo to Cape Town. The deal on the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) caps five years of negotiations to ...
Deutsche Bank’s grip on Asia FX market may slip on Jain’s exit
June 11th, 2015
The exit of Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain may see the lender surrender its strong position in Asia’s fast growing foreign exchange and fixed income markets, with incoming CEO John Cryan expected to cut some of the capital-intensive ...
Germany, France Targeted as EU Chases Tax-Loophole Data
June 9th, 2015
The European Union stepped up a probe into tax loopholes for multinational companies, demanding details of specific agreements in 15 nations including euro-area heavyweights Germany, France and Italy. Regulators also issued an ultimatum to Poland and Estonia for failing ...
